Refine Search

  •  
  •  
False statement

...to the Internet at home, I know that the library in Brainerd and the one in Pequot Lakes both have computers with Internet access. So, why not check the veracity of such a statement before writing it? I am of the opinion that, when it comes...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-04-01/false-statement
Open Forum
Wireless competition that AT&T, Verizon need

Tantalizing reports that Americans might soon be getting free nationwide wireless Internet access, courtesy of the Federal Communications Commission, have turned out to be exaggerated. But wouldn't we all welcome mobile connectivity...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-03-10/wireless-competition-a
Open Forum
DHS launches single online application for multiple public assistance programs

...encourages Crow Wing County residents to utilize this new tool provided by the state. "For resident's who have internet access, this is a great way to avoid a trip to county offices to submit an application," he said. A link to the state...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-06-05/dhs-launches-single-online-applicati
News
Dad angry over girl's Internet access at school

ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - The father of a Rochester Public Schools student is angry after learning his daughter has been meeting older men on the Internet while at school. Greg Beckwith says his 17-year-old daughter has special needs and he supervises her Internet use while at home. When Beckwith noticed some suspicious behavior by his daughter with her phone, he found she had befriended 175 adults she met on Meetme.com with many interested in having sex with her. Beckwith says it all happened while she was at John Marshall school.

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-07-20/dad-angry-over-girls-internet-access
News
In Case you Missed it

...sleeve/case for an iPod that claims they are "committed to delivering 100% free internet with 4G broadband wireless internet access." Sounds like it's not quite all the way there yet, but VOIP is definitely something to keep an eye on!http...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/tech/2012-08-24/case-you-missed-it
Tech
Civility is golden

...shouldn't be surprising that bad habits would bleed into the public square. Add to the equation our social media, Internet access and other avenues of instant and, importantly, anonymous, communication, and the bad habits of the few become...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2012-02-19/civility-golden
Columnists
Red Bulls: Military mom supports daughter half a world away

...got a letter from week three," said Jennifer. "That's been a challenge."Although the Maria does not have Internet access while in basic training, Jennifer has found comfort in the Air Force Wing Moms and Air Force basic training Facebook...

http://brainerddispatch.com/lifestyle/2011-10-12/red-bulls-military-mom-supports
Lifestyle
2011 FIREARMS DEER HUNTING SEASON:Calling all deer hunters

...www.mndnr.gov/gameregistration to do so. Other informative websites also are accessible for hunters who have Internet access on their cellphones. And, of course, there are cellphone apps for hunters, too. Among the new deer hunting apps...

http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-10-28/2011-firearms-deer-hunting-seaso
Outdoors
Siri's dirty little secret - she's a bandwidth hog

...everyone's service deteriorates. Private desire becomes a public issue. Calls are dropped or never completed; Internet access slows. First-class airline passengers don't really compromise service for those in coach. But bandwidth hogs...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/other-opinion/2012-01-27/siris-dirty-little-
Other Opinion
Competition in broadband? Not likely

...Comcast sells.According to a TechNet report, 83 percent of those with smartphones also have wired high-speed Internet access at home. Very few Americans are substituting wireless access for a wire when it comes to data, and no one would...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2012-03-21/competition-broadband-
Columnists

CONTACT US

  • Switchboard 218-829-4705
  • Report News 218-855-5860
  • Advertising 218-855-5835
  • Classifieds 218-855-5898
  • Circulation 218-855-5897
  • Vox Pop 218-855-5888
  • View the Staff Directory
  • or Send feedback

ADVERTISING

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES

SOCIAL NETWORKING